CHICAGO — Yaxel Lendeborg had 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a dazzling all-around performance, and Michigan beat Alabama 90-77 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. Trey McKenney and Elliot Cadeau each scored 17 ...
CHICAGO — Nimari Burnett's basketball journey has taken him all over the country. From high school in Illinois and California, then to college with Texas Tech, Alabama and, finally, Michigan. All the way back to his hometown for perhaps his biggest moment yet. Burnett and the Wolverines ...
WASHINGTON — One of Tarris Reed Jr.'s few weaknesses is free-throw shooting. With the season in the balance, the UConn big man came through at the line. Reed scored 20 points, Alex Karaban added 17, and both made pressure-packed free throws in the final minute that helped second-seeded ...
DETROIT — Owen Tippett scored a hat trick as the Philadelphia Flyers survived a late rally for a key 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Tippett's third career hat trick gives him seven goals in his last nine games. The Flyers have won seven of those nine and are now three points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Detroit has lost three of four and is now tied with Ottawa, two points ahead of the Flyers and one point behind the Blue Jackets. Detroit trailed 4-0 with seven minutes to play, but Mason Appleton, Alex ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Tobias Harris led a balanced scoring attack with 18 points on Saturday as the Detroit Pistons strengthened their hold on the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 109-87 victory over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves. Jalen Duren had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons, who have won nine of their last 11 games. They began the day with a four-game lead over Boston in the race for the Eastern Conference's top seed. Five other Pistons scored at least 10 points, led by Daniss Jenkins and Ronald Holland II with 13 apiece. Minnesota's Anthony Edwards ...
SAN DIEGO — Randy Vásquez and two relievers combined for a two-hitter, and Fernando Tatis Jr. hit an RBI single and his stolen base led to another run as the San Diego Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 Saturday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Vásquez (1-0) struck out eight and allowed two hits — a single and double by Colt Keith — in six innings, with three walks. Kyle Hart struck out three in two perfect innings and Mason Miller, who took over as closer after Robert Suarez signed as a free agent with Atlanta, walked one and struck out two in the ninth for the save in his ...
